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HARD TO BELIVE THIS WAS FERTILE SOIL.

TILL ABOUT A WEEK AGO.

NOW OVER 600 ACRES WERE BON DRY PRACTICALY OVER NIGHT.

BUT ONLY IN POCKETS LIKE THIS. ITS THE DAMNEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN.

IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN.

WHEN DID IT RAIN LAST?

WE HAD A DOWNPOUR 2 DAYS AGO; THE LAND WON'T HOLD THE WATER.

I'VE RUN EVERY TEST I CAN.

I JUST DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS LINDSAY DONNER, OUR SENIOR DATA ANALYST.

OH, HI.

JOHN VALENTINE, BUREAUCRACY OF AGRICULTURE.

WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE.

OF COURSE, IT'S NICE TO PUT A FACE TO THE VOICE.

AH, WE'VE GOT

OUR NEXT DEAD ZONE RIGHT OVER THIS WAY.

YOU GO AHEAD,

I'LL TAKE A LOOK AROUND HERE.

MATT.

MATT, I FOUND A BODY; IN THE TREES, EAST OF YOU.

THE FIRE--

THE FIRE--

ANTON, WE NEED MEDICAL HELP RIGHT AWAY.

* ELEOA, WE7LA3AoS

NATIVE CEREMONIAL GROUNDS ARE RICH IN HISTORY

AND MYSTERY.

IN CASE FILE 898-777,

THE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH

UNCOVERED A DEEP AND DEADLY SECRET ON SACRED LAND.

A SECRET WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN BETTER LEFT BURIED.

I'M STILL THIRSTY, DOC.

IN A MINUTE.

YOUR FLUID LEVELS ARE WAY BELOW NORMAL.

YOU'RE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.

THAT'S YOUR OPINION, JUST GET ME THE HELL OUTTA HERE.

SO WHAT WERE YOU DOING THERE?

NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS, THAT'S WHAT.

MR. MANSFIELD, PLEASE--

TRY AND TAKE IT EASY,

ALRIGHT?

NOW LOOK, YOU NEED A SALINE DRIP.

WITH YOUR PERMISSION I'D LIKE TO CONSULT YOUR FAMILY DOCTOR.

MY OLD MAN USED TO SAY

I WAS GOOD FOR NOTHIN' BUT CANNON FODDER.

I GUESS THAT'S WHY I JOINED THE SERVICE.

DO MY BIT.

PLAY MY PART.

WE'RE ALL EXPENDABLE, AREN'T WE?

I MEAN, THEY DON'T CARE.

STILL IN THE SERVICE, JOE?

YEAH,

I'M AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC UP AT THE BASE.

INTERESTING WORK.

DO YOU REMEMBER HOW YOU CAME TO BE THERE?

THE FIRE--

OUTTA NOWHERE.

WHAT FIRE?

LIKE HELL OPENED UP.

I GOTTA GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE.

THAT WILL HAVE TO WAIT.

I'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MINUTE.

HE GIVE ANYTHING UP?

HE'S BORDERLINE DELUSIONAL,

COULD BE RELATED TO THE DEHYDRATION.

I REALLY THINK HE SHOULD BE IN HOSPITAL.

LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.

FIRST THE LAND, NOW THE PEOPLE.

EVERYTHING'S DRYING UP BUT THE QUESTIONS.

ANTON,

HOW 'BOUT YOU?

ARE YOU DOIN' OKAY?

MATT--

YOU'VE EXPERIENCED SOMETHING INCREDIBLE.

WE ALMOST LOST YOU.

I'M JUST CONCERNED, THAT'S ALL.

IF I WASN'T UP FOR THIS JOB, I WOULDN'T BE HERE.

HEY, THERE.

I UNDERSTAND YOU PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AFTER JOE MANSFIELD. YEAH.

OUR DOCTOR'S CHECKIN' HIM OUT; MATT PRAEGER.

CHIEF PHIL PRATT.

SO, HOW'S MY BOY?

HE'S IN PRETTY ROUGH SHAPE, I'M AFRAID.

HE CAN'T BE THAT BAD OFF; I JUST SAW HIM THE OTHER DAY.

HE LOOK SICK THEN?

NO, JOE'S AS TOUGH AS NAILS.

ANY IDEA WHAT HE WAS DOING IN THE AREA?

NAW, CAN'T HELP YOU THERE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU PEOPLE

ARE GONNA HELP US OUT WITH THIS DROUGHT HERE. YEAH.

THAT'S GOOD.

THAT GOVERNMENT MAN, VALENTINE,

HE'S NEXT TO USELESS.

WELL, WE'LL GIVE IT OUR BEST SHOT, CHIEF.

I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU'D KEEP ME INFORMED.

ABSOLUTELY, NOTHING I HATE MORE THAN BEING KEPT IN THE DARK.

MR. MANSFIELD--

WHERE'D HE GO.

HE WAS JUST HERE.

YOU SAID HE NEEDED A HOSPITAL; HOW'D HE GET UP AND WALK OUT?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'LL GET RIGHT ON IT.

PETE, YOU ALRIGHT?

YEAH.

LET ME HAVE A LOOK AT YOU.

HOLD STILL.

ANTON, I'M FINE.

I WAS DOING AN ATMOSPHERIC SCAN.

I-- I READ HYDROGEN.

IT MUST HAVE POCKETED UNDERGROUND

BEFORE IT WAS IGNITED.

HYDROGEN-- IS THAT POSSIBLE?

I NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE.

METHANE, HELIUM, YEAH.

HYDROGEN, NEVER.

YOU'LL LIVE.

NEXT TIME YOU BLOW YOURSELF UP DON'T COME CRYING TO ME.

THAT'S A BIG HOLE.

ALMOST LIKE A LAND MINE.

SOME SERIOUS FORCE.

YEAH, ENOUGH TO DISPERSE ABOUT 1000 CUBIC FEET

OF DIRT.

SO WHAT SET IT OFF?

I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH FIELD STUDY REPORTS FOR COMPARISON.

THAT'D BE GREAT.

ANYTHING YOU CAN TELL ME ABOUT THE AREA'S HISTORY?

ABOUT 500 ACRES OF LAND

WERE CEDED TO THE CREE NATION BACK IN THE 1960's.

A LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT? YUP.

THEN AWHILE BACK THE AIR FORCE UNEARTHED SOME REMAINS

WHILE THEY WERE DIGGING FOR A NEW RUNWAY.

A NATIVE BURIAL GROUND?

YEAH, YOU'RE STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

THE BASE IS ABOUT A MILE NORTH OF HERE, RIGHT?

YEAH, THEY PULLED OUT LAST YEAR, BUDGET CUTS.

THE BUILDINGS ARE SHUTTERED UP, THE JETS AND THE JOBS ARE GONE.

JOE MANSFIELD SAID HE REPAIRED PLANES AT THE BASE.

NO, NOT FOR SOME TIME.

LAST I HEARD HE WAS DOING ODD JOBS FOR HIS SISTER MARTHA

AROUND HER STORE.

HI, CAN I HELP YOU?

YOU MUST BE MARTHA; I'M LOOKING FOR JOE.

OH, ARE YOU ONE OF THE FOLKS WHO PATCHED HIM UP?

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

CHIEF PRATT DROPPED HIM OFF HERE A LITTLE WHILE AGO,

BUT I SENT HIM TO DR. LANDS.

HE DIDN'T LOOK SO GOOD.

DOES JOE WORK HERE?

WHEN HE FEELS LIKE IT.

MUST BE NICE; WISH MY BOSS WAS THAT UNDERSTANDING.

AFTERNOON, ROY.

WATER.

IT'S AT THE BACK, IN THE COOLER.

WELL, THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

SURE.

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WANT SOMETHING, LADY?

AH, I WAS-- I'M LOOKING FOR JOE MANSFIELD.

HE AIN'T UNDER THERE.

NO.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

THANKS.

NO HOSPITALS!

JUST KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME.

DAMN IT JOE, I CAN'T HELP YOU.

MR. MANSFIELD?

I NEED TO TALK WITH YOU.

WANNA KNOW ABOUT THE FIRE?

WELL, IT BURNED ME

AND IT'S STILL BURNING ME.

WHAT?

KEEP AWAY FROM ME. HEY!

YOU TOO, LANDS!

ALL OF YOU!

YOU OKAY?

YEAH, YEAH, I'M OKAY.

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

WHAT IS THAT, 20 SO FAR?

MAYBE NOT.

NO WAY THIS ONE WAS CAUSED BY A HYDROGEN BURST.

SEE THE SHARP EDGES, THE AMOUNT OF DIRT PILED UP?

SOMEBODY USED A CABLE OR A CHAIN TO PULL SOMETHING OUT OF THERE.

YOU GENTLEMAN ARE TRESPASSING.

THIS IS PRIVATE LAND.

ACTUALLY THIS LAND WAS GRANTED

BACK TO THE CREE BY THE GOVERNMENT.

WE'RE GATHERING INFORMATION BY INVITATION.

AND NOW YOU'VE BEEN INVITED TO LEAVE

BY ME.

WOW.

THESE HOLES ARE A PUBLIC NUISANCE.

WE'RE HERE TO FILL THEM IN.

I'D HATE TO SEE ANYBODY GET HURT.

CHIEF OF POLICE AND GROUNDS KEEPING.

WHEN DO YOU HAVE TIME

TO CATCH STRAY DOGS AND PAINT THE TOWN HALL?

EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU.

THOSE'LL STUNT YOUR GROWTH.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK PRATT'S DIGGING UP ARTIFACTS TO SELL TO COLLECTORS.

YEAH, IT DOESN'T REALLY CONNECT TO EXPLOSIONS, THOUGH.

YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO OVER THOSE FIELD REPORTS

VALENTINE SENT OVER?

YEAH, HIS SCIENCE IS GOOD.

HIS EQUIPMENT'S FROM THE DARK AGES, THOUGH.

YOU COMIN' IN?

I THINK I'LL TAKE IN THE FIREWORKS FIRST.

WOW.

MY GOD.

JOE?

IT CAN'T BE.

NOW YOU GOT SOMETHING TO BURY IN ONE OF YOUR HOLES.

HE CAME AT ME THIS AFTERNOON.

HE DIDN'T LOOK THIS BAD THEN.

MARTHA SAID HE DIDN'T SHOW UP AFTER THE DOCTOR'S.

I THOUGHT HE MIGHT COME BACK OUT THIS WAY.

WHY'S THAT?

HE WAS OFF HIS HEAD.

I SAW A FLASH OF STEEL IN HIS HAND.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS HIM; MY GOD, HE WAS MY FRIEND.

BUT YOU SHOT HIM ANYWAY.

HE CAME AT HER WITH A KNIFE; YOU THINK I WANTED THIS TO HAPPEN?

AN AUTOPSY'LL GIVE US A CLEARER PICTURE.

I'LL SEE TO IT.

THE NEAREST MORGUE'S DOWN AT BRANDON.

NO, THE AUTOPSY'LL TAKE PLACE AT DR. LANDS' CLINIC

UNDER OUR SUPERVISION.

LEMME GUESS,

AS PER YOUR FEDERAL INVITE.

HE COULD USE SOME MOISTURIZER.

AS WE SAW WITH THE LUNGS,

THE BRAIN CASE IS DEVOID OF FLUID.

LIKE THE INSIDE OF A ROTTEN WALNUT.

THE SPINAL CORD SHOWED SIMILAR SIGNS OF DRAMATIC DEHYDRATION,

ALTHOUGH NOT AS SEVERE.

THERE IS SOME KIND OF RESIDUE HERE, THOUGH.

LET ME GET THAT.

I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE A TISSUE SAMPLE FROM THIS AREA AS WELL.

WHATEVER ABSORBED THE FLUID FROM THIS BODY

LEFT A VERY STRANGE SIGNATURE.

HIS SOFT TISSUE SEEMS TO SUFFER MORE SEVERE DEHYDRATION

THAN THE REST.

LET'S HARVEST THE REMAINS

AND RUN A FULL DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS.

WASN'T THERE LIQUID IN THIS BEFORE?

IT'S RAPID DEHYDRATION.

WHAT COULD DO THAT?

WHAT THE HELL IS TAKING SO LONG?

I HAVE OTHER PATIENTS, YOU KNOW, LIVE ONES.

WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?

YOU WERE SEEN ON THE RIDGE.

WELL, THAT'S CREE LAND; I DON'T NEED ANYBODY'S PERMISSION.

A MAN WAS SHOT-- YOU'RE A DOCTOR.

YOU JUST WALKED AWAY.

YOUR DOCTOR WAS THERE.

THERE WAS NOTHIN' I COULD DO FOR MANSFIELD.

MAYBE IT WASN'T WORTH THE EFFORT.

LOOK.

JOE MANSFIELD WAS A MEMBER OF THE LOCAL GUN CLUB

ALONG WITH PRATT AND OTHER ANGRY DISENFRANCHISED WHITE MALES.

YEAH, I'VE GOT THE T-SHIRT.

MIND YOU, THAT'D EXPLAIN SOME OF THE BUMPER STICKERS

I'VE SEEN AROUND TOWN-- "KEEP THE TRUE NORTH FREE".

WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED TO JOE MANSFIELD,

MR. PRAEGER?

SOME KIND OF CHEMICAL POISONING.

CHEMICALS COME IN MANY FORMS.

MEN HAVE BEEN POISONING THE LAND

EVER SINCE THEY WALKED ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

MAYBE THE LAND'S JUST GETTING REVENGE.

WHERE'D YOU GET ALL THIS STUFF?

CURBSIDE SURPLUS.

WHEN THEY CLOSED THE BASE, THEY SHUT OUT THE TOWN'S HISTORY.

I KEPT WHATEVER I COULD.

ARE YOU THE LOCAL ARCHIVIST?

I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT.

SPEAKING OF WHICH--

ONE REPATRIATION AGREEMENT.

WHICH GIVES THE CREE NATION ALL THE RIGHTS TO THE LAND.

EXCEPT EXCAVATION ISN'T PERMITTED.

JUST AS WELL, THE SITE'S TOXIC.

FROM WHAT?

THE ARMY DELIVERED BLANKETS TO STARVING NATIVES IN THE 1800's.

A NICE GESTURE, EXCEPT,

THE MATERIAL WAS LACED WITH SMALL POX.

1000's DIED.

THAT WAS OVER 100 YEARS AGO.

I GUESS COVERING YOUR BUTT HAS NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT DR. LANDS?

NOT MUCH.

ANY TIME I NEEDED PERMISSION TO RUN SOIL TESTS

IN THE BURIAL GROUNDS, HE'D BE THERE WITH ME.

WHAT ABOUT PRATT?

LET'S JUST SAY, I'M CAREFUL NOT TO GET ANY PARKING TICKETS.

ON THAT NOTE, I'LL GO BRING THE TRUCK AROUND.

I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS IN AWHILE.

THAT'S BIOCHEMISTRY'S "CATCHER IN THE RYE".

I KNOW; MY DAD WROTE IT.

YOU'RE WILLIAM DONNER'S DAUGHTER?

YEAH.

REALLY; THAT TEXT GOT ME THROUGH GRAD SCHOOL.

THAT, AND A LOT OF VERY STRONG COFFEE.

HOW DID A BIOCHEMIST END UP IN A SMALL PLACE LIKE THIS?

I ANSWERED THE AD.

THANK YOU FOR THIS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

GOOD THING WE GOT ALL DAY.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

REDNECKS GOING POSTAL AND DRYING UP LIKE BEEF JERKY.

WERE WE-- NEVER MIND.

ANY NEWS FROM THE BIOPSIES?

I'VE RULED OUT EVERY POSSIBLE DISEASE.

I MAY BE GOING OUT ON A LIMB HERE,

BUT WHAT IF THIS IS SPIRITUAL RETRIBUTION?

THERE'S NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

THE FIRE IN THE SKY, THE DROUGHT,

BOTH CONFORM TO CREE MYTHOLOGY.

I KNOW THAT'S--

A CULTURAL REALITY.

BUT WE NEED HARD EVIDENCE.

RESTLESS SPIRITS DIDN'T CREATE HYDROGEN POCKETS IN THE GROUND.

NOT ON A SCIENTIFIC BASIS, BUT ACCORDING TO THE CREE,

WHEN YOU DISTURB THE ORDER OF THE UNIVERSE,

YOU RISK REPRISAL.

SICKNESS, INJURY, DEATH.

MY OWN RECENT EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT ME THAT MUCH.

YOU SOUND LIKE DR. LANDS.

I KNOW.

CASE MANAGER'S LOG.

PRAGER REPORTING.

IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY OF THE CREE,

I'M SURVEYING THE AREA.

PRAEGER OUT.

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CAREFUL WITH THAT THING, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S LOADED.

ACCIDENTS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.

I GUESS PRATT WOULDN'T MIND.

ONE SPORTSMAN TO ANOTHER AND ALL.

PRATT'S NO FRIEND OF MINE.

IT'S NOT LIKE I SLOW DANCE WITH HIM EITHER.

GET DOWN.

WHAT'S WITH THE CAMERA?

I'M RECORDING GUN CLUB MANOEUVERS

TO SUBMIT TO THE AUTHORITIES

ON THE ADVISE OF MY LAWYER.

YOU THOUGHT I CAUSED THE DROUGHT, THE FIRES?

HOW DO I KNOW YOU'RE NOT?

INJUN CURSE, BAD MEDICINE?

IS THAT IT?

YOU'VE SEEN TOO MANY MOVIES.

NEXT SHOVEL TO SPARK OFF A ROCK OR SOMEBODY LIGHTS A SMOKE--

KABLOOEY.

FIRE IN THE SKY.

IT CAN EVEN SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUST.

YOU'RE RIGHT TO STOP THEM DIGGING UP YOUR ANCESTORS.

MR. PRAEGER, THAT'S NOT A BURIAL GROUND.

I THOUGHT THE AIR FORCE WAS TURNING UP OLD GRAVES.

SO THEY SAY, BUT THEY'RE NOT OURS.

NOT ACCORDING TO OUR ORAL HISTORY.

WHY WOULD THE GOVERNMENT TURN THE LAND OVER TO YOU?

BEATS ME; WE TOOK IT ANYWAY.

THEY'VE TAKEN SO MUCH FROM US.

WE JUST COULDN'T SAY NO.

SO WHAT THE HELL IS BURIED OUT THERE?

WE'RE SEEING A CHEMICAL REACTION AT THE SOUTH END OF THE LAND.

NOW, THIS IS ONE OF PRATT'S MANMADE HOLES.

NOTICE THAT THE VEGETATION AROUND IT

IS COMPLETELY DRIED OUT.

THIS IS 500 METRES AWAY FROM THE SAME HOLE.

GROUND COVER IS DRYING OUT BUT IT'S NOT COMPLETELY DEHYDRATED.

SO, SOMETHING LEACHED FROM IT?

SOME VIRULENT CHEMICAL.

AND JOE MANSFIELD

CAME IN CONTACT WITH IT.

IT MATCHES THE SAMPLE FROM HIS SPINAL FLUID.

CAN IT CAUSE VIOLENT BEHAVIOR?

ONCE IT'S IN HIS SYSTEM, THERE'S NO CONTROLLING HIS REACTIONS.

THERE MAY BE OTHER VICTIMS ON THE LOOSE OUT THERE.

WHAT DOES PRATT WANT WITH IT; WHAT'S IT DOIN' THERE?

SOMEONE BURIED IT THERE.

SEE, WHAT WE HAVE

IS A SMALL AQUIFER DIRECTLY BENEATH THE DROUGHT LAND.

THE CHEMICAL IS LEACHING DOWN TO THE WATER TABLE.

THE WATER SEPARATES AND THE HYDROGEN

HITS THE GROUND RUNNING.

THE GOVERNMENT REPATRIATES THE LAND TO THE CREE

AFTER THEY BURY THEIR CHEMICALS THERE-- NICE.

THE LAND IS SACRED, SO THAT'S THEIR CHECK AGAINST EXCAVATION.

NICE PIT FOR A BAR-B.

WHERE'S THE SHRIMP?

AH--

BACK IN SCHOOL, PRAEGER,

DID YOUR TEACHERS EVER CALL YOU A SLOW LEARNER?

NO, I WAS THE KID IN THE BACK OF THE CLASS

WHO TOOK HIS TIME TO COME UP WITH THE RIGHT ANSWERS.

YOUR FRIEND,

JOE MANSFIELD LEARNED HIS LESSONS THE HARD WAY.

DID HE KNOW WHAT POISONS

YOU HAD HIM DIGGING UP?

HEY, CARRY ON, CHAPS.

HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

CARE TO STAKE YOUR LIFE ON THAT?

LET'S GET ONTO ELSINGER'S CONTACTS AT DEFENSE.

SEE IF ANYONE CAN DECLASSIFY WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.

MAYBE THEY GOT AN ANTIDOTE STASHED SOMEWHERE.

HELP, HELP ME.

HE'S LOST 15 PERCENT OF HIS TOTAL BODY MASS

IN THE LAST 1/2 HOUR.

THE MEDEVAC's ON THE WAY.

WE SHOULD BE IN A HOSPITAL WITHIN THE HOUR.

SOMEONE CAN DO A LOT OF DAMAGE WITH THAT CHEMICAL.

IF THERE'S ANY MORE, WE GOTTA FIND THEM BEFORE THEY DO.

I'LL START ANOTHER SURVEY.

YOU CHECK OUT VALENTINE.

SEE IF HE'S INVOLVED WITH PRATT'S LITTLE SEWING CIRCLE.

HE CALLED US IN ON THIS.

HE'S ALSO A BIOCHEMIST WHO COLLECTS MILITARY LEFTOVERS.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE HIM GUILTY.

NO, BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE HIM INNOCENT.

LINDSAY, WHAT IF HE CALLED US IN TO FIND THAT WEAPON FOR HIM?

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

YOU CAN CANCEL THE MEDEVAC.

HELLO.

JOHN?

LOOKING FOR ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR.

I'M SORRY, I KNOCKED BUT--

IT'S OKAY.

YOU SEE ANYTHING IN THE FRIDGE YOU LIKE?

I'M NOT HERE FOR A SOCIAL VISIT, JOHN.

OH, OKAY.

YOU DID SAY THAT YOU KEEP YOUR DISTANCE

FROM PRATT AND HIS GUN CLUB, RIGHT?

YEAH, I DO.

WHY?

BECAUSE SOMEHOW THEY'VE DISCOVERED

THERE'S A CACHE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS BURIED ON THE CREE LAND.

AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR?

RIGHT.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP?

YOU THINK I'M INVOLVED WITH THEM?

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE DEDICATION IN THIS BOOK?

YEAH, IT'S DEDICATED TO YOU.

MY FATHER AND I WERE REAL CLOSE.

THEN ONE NIGHT I FOUND SOME FILES HE FORGOT AT THE HOUSE.

HE WAS TRYING TO FREEZE-DRY CHOLERA.

CHOLERA?

IT WAS A CLASSIFIED

MILITARY COMMISSION.

I TOLD A FRIEND IN CONFIDENCE.

ONLY THEY DIDN'T KEEP IT TO THEMSELVES.

WITHIN A WEEK HE WAS A PARIAH.

HE LOST HIS JOB,

HIS TENURE,

HIS SELF RESECT.

IT DESTROYED HIM.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD ANYONE.

BUT WHAT IF HIS RESEARCH HAD CONTINUED?

YOU WOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING EVENTUALLY.

I DON'T KNOW; I GUESS I NEVER WILL.

LINDSAY,

I'M NOT WORKING WITH PRATT.

TRUST ME.

LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.

YOU'RE VOUCHING FOR VALENTINE BASED ON A CONVERSATION?

I RAN THE STANDARD BACKGROUND CHECK ON HIM BEFORE WE ARRIVED.

HE COULD BE A TERRORIST. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

I WANT TO KNOW HIS POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS, SCHOOL TIES,

THE TOOTHPASTE HE USES.

HE'S CLEAN, I KNOW IT.

DID YOU TELL HIM ANYTHING WE SHOULD DISCUSS?

NO, NOTHING ABOUT THE CASE.

LOOK, I TRUST HIM.

YEAH, OBVIOUSLY.

I'M NOT SURE THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.

MATT.

IT'S PETER.

ALRIGHT, LOCK IT OFF THERE; TAKE IT EASY.

WHAT'S UP?

LOOK WHAT WE FOUND.

THERE'S 9 MORE OF THEM WITHIN EASY WALKING DISTANCE.

CAREFUL, MATT.

THAT CONTAINS SOME TYPE OF NERVE GAS.

IS IT ACTIVE?

YES.

FORTUNATELY, THE EPOXY CELL IS AIR TIGHT.

BUT WATCH THIS.

THE DISH AT THE BOTTOM CONTAINS THE CHEMICAL SOLUTION

THAT'S BEEN LEACHING INTO THE SOIL.

IT'S ESSENTIALLY AN ACID.

IT'S DEADLY ENOUGH ON ITS OWN.

THAT WOULD BE CONTAINED IN THE MALE PART OF THE WEAPON.

THE RED CELLS ARE CONTAINED IN THE FEMALE PART

OF THE WEAPON.

THE ACID COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE RED CELL--

RELEASING THE NERVE GAS.

YES.

IT INSTANTLY ATTACKS THE MUCUS MEMBRANES.

BREATHE THAT,

AND YOU DROWN IN YOUR OWN BLOOD.

IT'S UNPLEASANT.

THE MILITARY MUST HAVE BURIED THE PARTS SEPARATELY

TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL RELEASE OF THE GAS.

YOU'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE.

IN KURDISTAN,

WHEN I SERVED WITH THE MEDICINS SANS FRONTIERES.

CHEMICAL WEAPONS ARE NOT JUST MEANT TO KILL PEOPLE.

THEY FILL HOSPITALS, DRAIN RESOURCES,

CRUSH MORALE.

EXCUSE ME.

MAYBE WE DID RUSH HIM BACK TO WORK TOO EARLY.

PETE, CAN YOU SEE HOW HE'S DOIN'?

YEAH. THANKS.

WELL, IT'S A NEAT BIT OF ENGINEERING.

AN ALTIMETER TO ENSURE THE NERVE GAS IS RELEASED

AT THE OPTIMUM RANGE ABOVE A CITY.

THIS IS WHAT I SAW ON THE BACK OF THAT TRUCK.

WE NEED A BIOCHEMIST TO FIND A WAY TO NEUTRALIZE THIS STUFF.

WHAT ABOUT VALENTINE?

NO, THIS IS FOR OUR EYES ONLY; I WANT TOTAL CONTAINMENT.

WE HAVE NO OPTIONS.

LET ME TALK TO HIM.

NONE OF OUR GUYS CAN GET HERE UNTIL MORNING.

EITHER YOU TRUST ME ALL THE WAY OR NOT AT ALL.

I CAN'T DO MY JOB IF YOU QUESTION EVERY MOVE I MAKE.

ALRIGHT.

GET OUT OF THE CAR.

COME ON, LET'S MOVE.

DO AS YOU'RE TOLD AND YOU WON'T GET HURT.

LET'S GO, STEP ON IT.

YEAH, LINDSAY.

PRAEGER, I FOUND SOMETHING OF YOURS.

I WANT THE REST OF THE CELLS.

PRATT?

YOU WANNA SEE MISS DONNER AGAIN,

DO EXACTLY AS I SAY.

STAY TUNED, I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO GAIN FROM ALL THIS?

FAIR REPRESENTATION.

BEFORE WE'RE DONE,

WE'LL SEE THIS GOVERNMENT'S CORRUPT POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS

BROUGHT TO THEIR KNEES.

AND IF PRAEGER REALLY WANTS TO PLAY GAMES,

I'LL CALL THE MEDIA.

AFTER THEY BROADCAST OUR MESSAGE,

WE'LL RELEASE ENOUGH NERVE GAS INTO THE AIR TO KILL 100's,

MAYBE 1000's, DEPENDING ON WHICH WAY THE WIND IS BLOWING.

YOU'D DO IT,

WOULDN'T YOU?

YOU'RE THAT CRAZY.

HISTORY SORTS OUT THE GIANTS FROM THE MADMEN.

I HOPE

YOU'RE PREPARED TO DIE FOR THIS.

WE'LL DO WHATEVER'S NECESSARY.

PRATT.

TALK TO ME, I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME YOU F--

HE WANTS US TO LOSE OUR TEMPER, MATT.

DON'T GIVE HIM THE ADVANTAGE.

I NEVER SHOULD HAVE LET LINDSAY OUT OF THE LAB WITH THAT STUFF.

WHAT ABOUT THE POLICE?

HALF THE LOCAL COPS ARE PROBABLY IN THERE WITH THEM.

THE S.W.A.T. TEAM'S AN HOUR AWAY.

WHAT ABOUT AN ANTIDOTE?

I PREPARED EMERGENCY DOSES OF ATROPINE, IT MIGHT WORK.

PRAEGER?

ALRIGHT, PRATT.

A TRUCK WILL BE ARRIVING AT YOUR LAB IN THE NEXT 5 MINUTES.

HAVE ONE OF YOUR MEN ESCORT THE CELLS BACK HERE.

YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES.

THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME.

DON'T MAKE ME REPEAT MYSELF.

CALL PETE ON A SECURE LINE.

TELL HIM TO COOPERATE, BUT TO STALL AS LONG AS HE CAN.

PRAEGER?

YOU STILL LISTENING?

PRATT, NO!

THAT WAS YOUR LAST WARNING.

CHIEF, YOU THERE, COME IN.

YEAH? WE'RE AT THE TRAILERS; JUST LOADING UP.

BRING HER ON HOME.

PRAEGER,

YOU MAY START THE COUNTDOWN FROM 15 MINUTES

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

WHEN THE TRUCK GETS HERE, TAKE HER OUT BACK.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

IS THIS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?

OKAY.

CAREFUL WITH THAT, HUH?

JUST GIVE IT TO ME.

OR WHAT, YOU'LL SHOOT ME?

THE WAY I SEE IT,

I'M DEAD NO MATTER WHAT.

STAND DOWN.

I SAID STAND DOWN!

WHERE'S YOUR MASTER PLAN NOW, PRATT?

IT'S OVER.

YOU KNOW WHY WOMEN ARE NO GOOD

AT POKER?

BECAUSE THEY CAN'T BLUFF

WORTH A DAMN.

PRATT, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

TALK TO ME.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

NOBODY USES ME.

PRAEGER, GET A DOCTOR IN HERE,

RIGHT NOW.

PUT DOWN YOUR GUNS.

GET AWAY FROM HER.

PUT DOWN YOUR GUN.

LISTEN TO ME, IT'S OVER.

LET US HELP.

PRATT, THIS IS YOUR ONLY HOPE.

NOW PUT DOWN YOUR GUN

AND CALL OFF YOUR MEN.

NO.

COME ON, GO OUTSIDE.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

IT STILL HURTS TO BREATHE.

WELL, DON'T LET THAT STOP YOU.

THAT WAS INCREDIBLY BRAVE.

OR STUPID.

OR BOTH.

THEY WOULD HAVE KILLED ME ANYWAY.

THEY HAD TO BE STOPPED.

DID I EVER TELL YOU ABOUT MY FATHER?

NO.

MAYBE IT'S TIME THAT I DID.

FINAL CASE LOG.

MATT PRAEGER REPORTING.

WORKING WITH LOCAL AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES

WE'VE MANAGED TO LOCATE ALL THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS

BURIED HERE IN THE 1950's.

THE RISK OF CONTAMINATION

HAS BEEN CONTAINED.

PRAEGER OUT.